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An itinerant preacher (also known as an itinerant minister) is a Christian evangelist who preaches the basic Christian redemption message while traveling around to different groups of people within a relatively short period of time. [1] The usage of these travelling evangelists is known as itineracy or itinerancy. [2] [3]
Although the threat posed by Irvine to the church's organization had been dealt with, the prominent worker Edward Cooney refused to place his evangelistic efforts under the control of the overseers. Cooney himself adhered to the earlier, unfettered style of itinerant ministry, moving about wherever he felt he was needed. [60]
The title circuit rider, however, was an American coinage born of American necessities. Although John Wesley , the founder of Methodism , covered enormous distances on horseback during his career, and early British Methodist preachers also rode around their circuits, in general they had far less formidable traveling commitments than their ...
Jim Roberts died on December 6, 2015, in Denver, Colorado at the age of 76. His cause of death is listed as "metastatic adenocarcinoma of unclear primary." Upon Jim Roberts’ death, the leadership role of the organization was passed to Jerry Williams, who is commonly known as "Brother Hatsair," and three other elders.
Vance Havner (October 17, 1901 – August 12, 1986) was an American Southern Baptist minister, evangelist, and author.Over a ministry career spanning more than seven decades, he became widely recognized for his concise preaching style, commitment to biblical authority, and focus on revivalism.
1810 American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions; 1814 American Baptist Missionary Union (later known as American Baptist Foreign Mission Society and then American Baptist International Ministries) c. 1818 Female Missionary Society [4] 1819 Methodist Episcopal Church Missionary Society; 1826 American Home Missionary Society
The first Church Army evangelists began operating in the United States in around 1925. [7] Church Army USA was formally organized in 1928. [8] [9]In its early decades in the U.S., Church Army USA focused on service and evangelism in "mental hospitals, homes for the elderly, in areas of migrant workers, inner city ministries, [and] American Indians in the Dakotas and Alaska."
Heidi Gayle Baker [1] (born August 29, 1959) is a Christian missionary, itinerant speaker, and the CEO of Iris Global, a Christian humanitarian organization. She is the author of several books on Christian spirituality.